Support for hammocks.



No. 756,672. PATENTED APR. 5, 1904. G. B. MEINWIES ER.

SUPPORT'FOR HAMMOGKS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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UNTTEE STATES Patented April 5, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. MEINWIESER, OF BATAVIA, NEW YORK.

SUPPORT FOR HAIVIIVIOCKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 756,672, dated April 5, 1904.

Application filed June 8, 1903. Serial No. 160,612. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE B. MEINWIESER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Batavia, in the county of Genesee and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supports for Hammocks and other Purposes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a support for hammocks and other purposes; and it has for its object to provide a support which can be adjusted to various heights and also in which its various members may be folded or may be detached one from the other and packed in a small compass for transportation or storage.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as may hereinafter appear the invention consists in the construction and in the combination of parts hereinafter particularly described and then sought to be clearly defined by the claims, reference being had to accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which Figure 1 is a side view or perspective of the support in position for use. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow and showing in dotted lines one position of the canopy-frame. Fig. 3 is avertical longitudinal section through one of the legs of the support, and Fig. 4 is a section through an umbrella clamp or holder attached to the main horizontal bar of the support.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a central horizontal bar which, if desired, may be made tubular, as illustrated in Fig. 4. To this central bar are attached a number of supporting-legs 2 and 3, there being illustrated four of the legs 2 and two of the legs 3, the latter being at opposite ends and serving as braces as well as legs. Each of the legs 2 is formed of a tubular portion 4, in which telescopes a portion 5, held to its desired adjustment by a thumb-nut or set-screw 6 or other suitable means, so as to lengthen or shorten the legs for the purpose of having the support stand at the height desired. The upper end of each portion4 is provided with an extension 7, which fits in the socket 8 of a T coupling, which T fits like a sleeve upon the central bar 1 and may be held thereto at any desired point in the length of the bar and at any angular adjustment relatively thereto by a thumb-nut or set-screw 10 or other suitable means. The end brace-legs 3 are constructed similarly to the legs 2, with the exception that the sleeve portion 11 of the T-couplings 12 stand at an angle to the length of the legs, so that the legs can stand diagonally to the central bar 1 in the direction of thelength of said bar, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, thereby serving to brace the support longitudinally. These end brace-legs will consist of the tubular portions 1 and telescoping portions '5, which will be held to their adjustment by thumb-nuts or set-screws 6 the same as the legs 2, and the Ts 12 will be held to the central bar by thumb-nuts or set-screws 10 in the same manner as the legs 2 are secured to the central bar. The sleeves of the T-couplings 12 of the brace-legs 3 will be set at a distance from the T-couplings of the legs 2, so as to leave a space 13 between the said couplings for the purpose of attaching the rings of a hammock, which will he slipped over the central bar 1 while the brace-legs '3 are detached, and thus enable a hammock to be suspended from the support.

For the purpose of supporting a canopy over the support, so as to afiord a shade or shelter for the person who may occupy a hammock suspended from the support or otherwise, I provide a frame consisting of arms 14, extending from collars 15, sleeved upon the central bar 1 and provided at their outer ends with eyes 16, through which will extend the parallel rods 17, which rods will fit loosely in the eyes 16 and which, if desired, may be held against movement therein by any well-known means for the purpose. The

collars 15, carrying the arms 1 1, may be secured at any desired points in the length of the central bar by thumb-nuts or set-screws The frame may be set at any angle desired in relation to the central bar by simply turning the collars on the bar and securing them in place by the thumb-nuts or set-screws 18, two positions of the frame being illustrated in Fig. 2, one position being shown in full lines and the other in dotted lines. This frame will thus not only serve to sustain a canopy for the purpose of affording shade or shelter, but will also serve to support any covering that may be placed over the same for any particular purpose.

In order to enable an umbrella to be supported fromthe central bar, I provide said bar with a sliding sleeve 19, which may be held at any position of adjustment longitudinally or laterally of the bar by means of a thumb-nut or set-screw 20, said sleeve being provided with a stem 21, upon which is placed two jaws 22 and 23-, formed with registering recesses 24:, in which may fit the handle of an umbrella, (indicated by'dotted lines 25 in Fig. 4 of the drawings,) the two jaws being made to clamp the handle by means of a thumb-nut 26 on the threaded portion 27 of the stem 21.

It will be observed from the foregoing description that the legs 2 and 3 may be lengthened or shortened, as desired, and that the legs 2 may be spread apart to the angle desired, so that the support may be firmly and steadily braced in its position, and also that the legs may be folded or can be readily detached from the central bar and compactly packed for transportation or storage and that the support as a whole can be provided with a canopy or shade to shield. the occupant occupying the space beneath the central bar.

By removing the canopy-frame the support can be used as a horizontal bar for athletes and also as a tentsupport,and by the use of the canopy or covering supporting frame the device can be employed for cleaning carpets or other articles of upholstery by suspending the same from the frame, so that the covering can be easily subjected to blows for removing dust and cleaning the covering.

The foregoing are some of the uses to which the supports may be applied; but it is obvious that the invention is the same whatever use be made of the support.

I have illustrated and described what I consider to be the preferred details of construction and arrangement of the several parts; but it is obvious that changes can be made and essential features of my invention be retained.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim is 1. The within support for hammocks comprising the horizontal bar, the legs of each of which is provided at one end with a T-coupling sleeved to the horizontal bar so as to be independently adjustable thereon, means for securing the same to the horizontal bar, and the end brace-legs provided each with a T-coupling standing at an angle to the said legs and sleeved to the horizontal bar, substantially as described.

2. The within support for hammocks comprising the horizontal bar, the. legs each formed of telescoping sections, the T-couplings, one for each leg, sleeved to the horizontal bar and formed with sockets to receive the ends of the telescoping legs, and the end brace-legs each formed of telescoping sections and provided with T-couplings standing at an angle to-the length of said legs and sleeved to the horizontal bar, substantially as described.

3. The within support for hammocks comprising the horizontal bar, the legs each formed with T-couplings sleeved to the horizontal bar, means for securing the couplings to the bar at various adjustments, the end brace-legs provided with T-couplings standing at an angle to the length of said legs and sleeved to the horizontal bar, and thecanopy-frame composed of collars sleeved to the horizontal bar and provided with laterally-extending arms carrying rods at their, outer ends parallel with the horizontal bar, substantially as described.

4. In a support for hammocks, the legs carrying the horizontal bar, and the canopy-support consisting of collars sleeved to the horizontal bar and provided with laterally-extending arms, and rods fitting loosely in the outer ends of said arms so as to be adjustable lengthwise therein, substantially as described.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature in I presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE E. MEINWIESER. Witnesses:

AsA F. LAWRENCE, JOHN MOORE. 

